46 Customizing Your Notebook
Adjusting the screen and desktop
settings
You can adjust the display settings such as the screen background and screen
saver using the Display Properties window. However, adjusting the color depth
and screen area are two of the most basic settings you may need to change.
Adjusting the color depth
Color depth is the number of colors your LCD displays. Various image types
require various color depths for optimum appearance on your LCD. For
example, simple color drawings may appear adequately in 256 colors while
color photographs usually need 32-bit True Color (which renders millions of
colors) to be displayed with optimum quality.
Windows lets you choose from four color depth settings for your LCD. We
recommend that the 32-bit True Color setting be used at all times.
If the color in your images seems “false” or “jumpy,” especially after you have
played a game or run a video-intensive program, check the color depth setting
and return it to 32-bit True Color, if necessary. Some games and
video-intensive programs change your setting automatically, but do not return
it to its original value when they are closed.
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